Tag Archives: China

WASHINGTON – Tariffs imposed or threatened by the United States and China could reduce global economic output by 0.8% in 2020 and cause more losses in the coming years, International Monetary Fund announced Friday. Gerry Rice, a spokesman for the IMF, said trade tensions were beginning to affect the global …

TEHRAN – Major General Mohammad Baqeri, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that Iran and China will witness “profound development” in their military relations, Iran Front Page reported Friday. General Baqeri, who is in China on a three-day visit, told reporters that Tehran and Beijing will …

JAKARTA – Indonesia likely had a small trade surplus in August as exports and imports sank, with global trade slowing amid the U.S.-China trade war, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The median forecast of 10 economists in the poll was for the country to record a $190 million surplus …

NEW DELHI – India and China claim that more than 130 kilometers of territory in the newly newly carved out Himalayan territory of Ladakh that extends between the Indian and Chinese controlled areas, Sputnik reported Thursday. On Wednesday, September 11, the New Delhi and Beijing armies clashed near the north …

BEIJING – China on Wednesday announced a plan to exempt Chinese tariffs for certain US imports and companies, in a gesture of goodwill that will help mitigate the impact of the trade war on US companies and restore optimism to the new round of trade negotiations scheduled October, Global Times …

BEIJIG – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, calling on both countries to strengthen their strategic cooperation and jointly preserve multilateralism and free trade, Xinhua news reported on Saturday. In their talks at the Grand Palace of the People, Li said that the …

ISLAMABAD – On Saturday, in Islamabad, the third round of trilateral dialog between China, Afghanistan and Pakistan will take place. In a statement, the Foreign Office of Pakistan said that Chinese President Wang Yi, Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi, and Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, will lead …

WASHINGTON – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has hinted that Iran might be nearer to an opportunity for new talks despite Tehran’s latest move away from adherence to international curbs on its nuclear activities, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported Friday. The statement came hours after Tehran told the European Union …

MAZAR-E-SHARIF – On Thursday, September 5, the first container train departed from Afghanistan to China that will have to pass through Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Railways reported. A train of 41 containers loaded with semi-finished stone of mineral talcum powder departed from the Hairaton station via the Friendship Bridge – a rail-road …

WASHINGTON – The United States and China should seek a solution to their differences through negotiations on a multilateral framework, the ongoing trade dispute threatening to curb global economic growth, said Zhang Tao, Deputy Director General of the International Monetary Fund, Reuters reported Tuesday. Zhang made the remarks by analysing …